Research on Carrots Will Support Sustainable Production as Well as Human Health Benefits.

(Updated: Nov. 19, 2021, 3:38 p.m.)
The carrot genome sequence sheds light on beneficial carotenoid accumulation in light and dark orange carrots. Photo courtesy of Massimo Iorizzo.
The carrot genome sequence sheds light on the beneficial carotenoid accumulation in light and dark orange carrots. Photo courtesy of Massimo Iorizzo.

Massimo Iorizzo and Hamid Ashrafti, Research Scientists in the NC State Department of Horticultural Science, along with other scientists around the world published a paper describing the carrot genome sequence. These findings could support crop improvement efforts for sustainable production as well as human health benefits. Learn more about carrots, and this research in an article by Mick Kulikowski in NC State News

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